Introduction

Chapter 1: Understanding the developing child

Chapter 2: Brain Growth

Chapter 3: Understanding play

Chapter 4: Birth to around one month:

Chapter 5: Around one month to 4 months

Chapter 6: Around 4 months to 6 months

Chapter 7: Around 6 months to 9 months

Chapter 8: Around 9 months to one year

Chapter 9: Around one year to 18 months

Chapter 10: Around 18 months to 2 years

Chapter 11: Around 2 years to 2 and a half years

Chapter 12: Around 2 and a half years to 3 years

Chapter 13: Around 3 years to 4 years

Chapter 14: Around 4 years to 5 years

Chapter 15: "Hola" – let’s Play! A case study

Chapter 16: What’s so urgent about play for children? And how does play benefit adults?